France, Germany and three other European Union countries said they would press ahead with the implementation of a 15% minimum tax on large companies as soon as next year, despite a veto by Hungary on the internationally agreed plan.

Since each of the EU’s 27 member states holds a veto over most tax decisions, Hungary’s move has made bloc-wide legislation to implement the plan impossible.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Residents lash out at Uvalde city leaders, police after report on Robb Elementary shooting

A city council report presented Thursday cleared several police officers of wrongdoing in the…

Justice Department investigating door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight, report says

The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into the door…

Judge overseeing Derek Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal

The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis…

Expatriate Executives Flee Saudi Arabia’s Bad Bosses

In the summer of 2020, two videogame companies canceled sponsorship deals with…